Snack giant Calbee switches to black and white packaging as Iran war hits ink supplies (BBC, 2026-05-12)https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78k405j8pdo———>> Japanese snack giant Calbee says it will temporarily switch to black and white packaging for some of its best-known products as supplies of an ingredient used in ink have been disrupted by the Iran war. >> Supplies of naphtha, a byproduct of oil refining used in ink and plastics, have also been hit hard.>> #Naphtha prices in Asia have almost doubled since the conflict started, pushing up costs for businesses in the region.Before the war, around 40% of Japan's naphtha was imported from the Middle East …#NaphthaCrisis #JapanPol
